- present tense form of rocket (3rd person singular).
rockets
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The techniques vary: either seeding rockets are burned to release a plume of particles, or the saline solution is sprayed directly into the cloud for greater precision.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
That means the company can little afford continued hiccups with Starship, the successor to SpaceX’s tried and tested Falcon 9 rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The SpaceX earnings call with Elon Musk on Tuesday night was entertaining as always and featured some ambitious plans for rockets and robots, starships and satellites.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
This helped the British to bomb the research facility and delayed the use of the rockets, which first hit London in 1944.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Above me the rockets and parachute-lights shoot up and float down again.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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